Astro Bot |OT| MC: 94

[the-pi-guy]

Astro Bot is the #65 highest rated game on Metacritic.

95 "ends" at 51
94 "ends" at 85

It's moved a bit closer to 95 than 93, sitting at 119 reviews.

Mark my words it won't score higher than 8

As Horizon said, this is exactly the kind of game that they'll give a 9 or 10 to.  

[the-pi-guy]

Playing Astro Bot:

[nnodley]

Maybe Edge will give me an edge to win the bet  at 95!  

[kitler53]

Maybe Edge will give me an edge to win the bet  at 95!  

nope.  legend called it.  I win.  you can't take that from me. 

[Legend]

Edge give it a 2/10, drop it to 93 so I win!

Have any of yall played modern 3D mario? How does Astro feel compared to them?

[nnodley]

I really haven't played many of the newer 3d Mario's. I adored Super Mario Galaxy.  But I actually think I'm enjoying this much more than that.  

[the-pi-guy]

Edge give it a 2/10, drop it to 93 so I win!

Have any of yall played modern 3D mario? How does Astro feel compared to them?

It's pretty similar to Astro's Playroom.

I personally prefer how Astro controls over Super Mario.

[Legend]

It's pretty similar to Astro's Playroom.

I personally prefer how Astro controls over Super Mario.

I enjoyed Astro's Playroom but I didn't love it. Hmmmmmmmmmm................

[the-pi-guy]

I enjoyed Astro's Playroom but I didn't love it. Hmmmmmmmmmm................

Sorry I was meaning the moment to moment mechanics.

There are a lot of mechanics that are substantially better than Playroom.

[BananaKing]

nope.  legend called it.  I win.  you can't take that from me.

It ain't over buddy boy. I didn't hear no fat lady sing

[the-pi-guy]

[kitler53]

It ain't over buddy boy. I didn't hear no fat lady sing

BS.   ain't no one not heard this song:

[the-pi-guy]

I enjoyed Astro's Playroom but I didn't love it. Hmmmmmmmmmm................

Also I really feel like you would love a handful of worlds. I can't tell you why, because it'd ruin the surprise.

[kitler53]

I enjoyed Astro's Playroom but I didn't love it. Hmmmmmmmmmm................

i'm only middle of world 2 but i think this one is clearly better than astro's playroom.   like on some level they are the same,..  both 3D platformers and all.    but the execution is much better.   specifically in the way the gameplay mechanics get changed up to keep the gameplay feeling fresh but also more involved/intricate. 

so like to put it another way,... astro's playroom was built to highlight the dualsense.   there were portions of that game that were clearly designed less for fun and more to show off what is possible with the haptics.  astro is just pure fun for the sake of fun.


...and the nostalgia factor.   like with Pi i'm not going to write down a spoiler (not even one you can opt into) but i had a bit misunderstanding of what "nostalgia" means to this game.   astro's playroom is nostolgic.   nostalgia does not correctly describe astro bot.  it's a celebration.   that "graveyard" story looks even worse in highsight imo.

i played the captain pincher level last night.   oh man,..  the feels it gave me.

[Legend]

Astro Bot's UK sales (physical-only so far) aren't huge. Opening week is about a third lower than 2021's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, but I expect a longer sales tail for Astro. It's certainly sold more copies in the UK in just 2 days than Concord sold worldwide

— Christopher Dring (@Chris_Dring) September 10, 2024

No!!!